ABERLOUR A'BUNADH BATCH 42 - DISTILLERY BOTTLING

In my previous review of the 23yo Aberlour, bottled by Cadenhead, I mentioned the Aberlour A'bunadh - the original NAS heavily sherried matured bottling from the distillers themselves.

So why not review a version of A'bunadh as a follow-up to the not so often seen ex-bourbon cask bottling... a bottle from batch#42



The washbacks at Aberlour Distillery, September 26th 2010 © The Malt Desk

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch#42, 60,3%, Distillery bottling (2012)

Colour is dark mahogany

Nose:
burnt toffee/caramel, dried fruits, nutmeg, cinnamon, some mint and warm chocolate

Taste:
Almost clean sherry, just a tiny hint of sulphur here, but it adds to the experience here. Also quite some dark fruits, prunes and fresh raisins here along with chocolate/vanilla ice cream.
Gets very drying with the cinnamon notes coming back along with a bit of orange peel.

Now, I've bashed No Age Statement whiskies here a few times, but let this be a beacon for other distillers to follow- this is how you put together a No Age Statement whisky!
Its full bodied and robust, full of flavour and has the alcohol to deliver it!

This shall get no bashing from me, instead I'll applaud it! *clap, clap*

87/100!